Sultana waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Hesperia Scorpions 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Sultans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sultana was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 17-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-10.
Sultana's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooklyn Kelly, who had six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sultana was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive contests.
Hesperia's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Emily Ventroni, who had 14 digs, and La'Brejai West, who had 12 kills, two aces, and a block. West is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last ten games she's played.
Sultana has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Hesperia, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-10.
Sultana will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Apple Valley at 5:15 p.m. on October 15th. Hesperia also won't see the court for a while: their next gameis against Oak Hills at 5:15 p.m. on October 15th.
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